Group Associate Non-Executive Director

Health Jobs UK; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS Trust in Wolverhampton is seeking a Group Associate Non-executive Director to leverage extensive clinical experience and governance acumen. This role is pivotal for enhancing board strategy and ensuring high standards of health care services. Ideal candidates will have strong service delivery backgrounds and current knowledge of NHS strategies. The Trust promotes a diverse workforce and is committed to flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Commitment to employee well-being

Qualifications

• Experience at Consultant level in medicine or relevant discipline.
• Strong service delivery background.
• Current knowledge of NHS Strategy and Plans.

Responsibilities

• Commit to high standards of probity and governance.
• Provide independent judgement on strategy and performance.
• Monitor management performance against objectives.

Skills

Governance acumen

Clinical experience in medicine or allied discipline

Strategic thinking

Job description

Job overview

The Royal Wolverhampton (RWT) & Walsall Healthcare (WHT) NHS Trusts are looking for a Group Associate Non-executive Director (NED), with extensive experience at Consultant level in medicine or an appropriate medicine related discipline. This is an exceptional opportunity to share your talents and expertise to make a positive difference to the lives of people served by the Trusts.

The Group Associate NED role is used successfully in the NHS to support Board succession strategy and achieving a balance of Board level skills. Associate NEDs cannot participate in any formal vote at Board.

The successful candidates for the Associate NED roles will be appointed by the Trusts but may also be considered for appointment as a Group NED of the Group RWT & WHT Board in future, should a vacancy arise and they have the appropriate skills.

It is essential for the successful candidate to have experience with a strong governance acumen and clinical experience gained in a medical or appropriate medicine related discipline with a strong service delivery background and current knowledge of NHS Strategy and Plans.

Main duties of the job

You will need to have a genuine commitment to patients and the promotion of excellent health care services.

You will reflect the people and communities of the area and be aware of the impact of diverse communities on health inequalities.

You will need to be able to demonstrate you can use your experience to:

• work alongside other non-executives and executive colleagues as an equal member of the board
• bring independence, external perspectives, skills and challenge to strategy development
• hold the executive to account by providing purposeful, constructive scrutiny and challenge
• shape and actively support a healthy culture for the trust

Working for our organisation

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve the quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as “Good” by CQC. We have achieved numerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• Commit to working to, and encouraging within the Trusts, the highest standards of probity, integrity and governance and contribute to ensuring that the Trusts' internal governance arrangements conform to best practice and statutory requirements.
• Provide independent judgement and advice on issues of strategy, vision, performance, resources and standards of conduct and constructively challenge, influence and help the board of directors develop proposals on such strategies.
• In accordance with agreed board procedures, monitor the performance and conduct of management in meeting agreed goals and objectives and statutory responsibilities.
• Ensure that performance and quality information is accurate, and that clinical governance and risk management systems are robust and defensible.
• Take an active part in Board and other committees established by the board of directors to exercise delegated responsibility, as appropriate.
• To participate in Board Assurance Walkarounds at the Trusts connecting and liaising with frontline staff and triangulating feedback with key Assurance data including Freedom to Speak Up.
• Assist fellow directors in setting the Trusts' strategic aims, ensuring that the necessary financial and human resources are in place for the Trusts to meet its objectives, and that performance is effectively monitored and reviewed.
• Holding the Group Chief Executive and the executive team to account for the effective management and delivery of the organisation's strategic aims and objectives.
• Assist fellow directors in providing entrepreneurial leadership to the Trusts within a framework of prudent and effective controls, which enable risk to be assessed and manage.
• Engage positively and collaboratively in board discussion of agenda items and contribute to constructive debate regarding the strategic development of the Trust and any other material and significant issues facing the organisations.
• Undertake all training and development applicable to the role of an Associate Non-Executive Director and adhere to all relevant Policies and regulations of the Trusts.

Person specification

Experience

Essential criteria

• clinical experience gained in either a medical, nursing or allied discipline with a strong service delivery background

Flexible Working

As a major employer in the Black Country and West Birmingham region we are committed to supporting all employees to achieve a healthy work life balance. We want the Black Country and West Birmingham region to be the best place to work and as such will consider all requests to work flexibly taking into account personal and individual circumstances alongside the needs of the service. We encourage all prospective applicants to discuss their individual circumstances with the Recruiting Manager as part of the on-boarding process.

Qualifications

Please be advised that if the post that you are applying for requires any level of qualification (e.g. A-Levels, Degree etc) or Professional Registration (e.g. Nursing and Midwifery Council, General Medical Council etc) you will be required to provide proof as part of the pre-employment process. By submitting your application you are giving the Trust permission to check the qualification certificates provided back to the source provider. Please note that a sample of all applicant's qualifications will be checked with the educational institution or provider. Furthermore, a sample of all applicants' qualifications will be checked back to the educational institution or provider to interview letters to further deter fraud.

Visa/Sponsorship Information

The Trust welcomes suitably qualified applicants including those who may require a Trust issued Certificate of Sponsorship. However, not all our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. If you require sponsorship, we recommend applicants check whether the role is eligibility prior to applying. More information can be found on the UKVI website: Health and Care Worker Visa or Skilled Worker Visa.

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

• Job Description ( PDF , 872.5 KB )
• RWT Professional Standards ( PDF , 95.4 KB )
• Wolverhampton Map ( PDF , 600.9 KB )
• Trust Brochure ( PDF , 6.3 MB )
• Employee Rewards Booklet v.14 ( PDF , 1.6 MB )
• Flexible Working Commitment ( PDF , 1.1 MB )
• NHS Staff Offer - National Express ( PDF , 963.3 KB )
• Our Strategy ( PDF , 1.8 MB )
• Joint Behavioural Framework v1. 2024 ( PDF , 2.5 MB )
• Using AI when completing application forms ( PDF , 320.6 KB )